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December 31, 2007 08:25 PM EST -- We are living in a time of escalating extremes. Climate change devastation may be arriving faster than expected, but wondrous new technologies may allow us to stop the worst. Global climate skeptics . . . more
March 24, 2008 03:30 PM EDT -- The word is now out: many biofuels, such as corn ethanol, actually cause global warming according to two studies published in Science in February.  Why?  Their production leads to clearing of . . . more
May 05, 2008 02:35 PM EDT -- Global warming is in the middle of a ten-year pause according to an article  in Nature .   Because this is a peer reviewed scientific article published in a major journal it must be taken . . . more
June 02, 2008 11:26 AM EDT -- The U.S. Senate is debating a major environmental bill: The Climate Security Act.  Unfortunately this bill is fatally flawed because it uses the convoluted, easily manipulated cap-and-trade process . . . more
September 15, 2008 05:44 PM EDT -- Energy independence and green energy are often referred to as though they are the same thing.  However this is far from the truth.  True, if we have 100 percent green energy we have energy independence, . . . more
December 03, 2007 07:40 PM EST -- The Kyoto Treaty, intended to decrease global warming, is set to expire in 2012.  Leaders from around the world are meeting in Bali , Indonesia to discuss what will replace it. The Kyoto Treaty . . . more
June 17, 2008 09:07 AM EDT -- Renewable energy is expanding voraciously and will do so even faster, according to experts at a Worldwatch Institute panel ( Tipping Point ).  Wind power is already in the midst of an explosion, . . . more
November 10, 2008 04:40 PM EST -- Upon swearing the oath of office on January 20, Obama will immediately face three major crises: The economy; the multiple wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and on terrorism; and the environment.  Of the . . . more
No Place Like (Solar) Home
by Ethan G.
views: 158 | rating: 10 | comments: 29
October 22, 2007 10:18 PM EDT -- An array of exotic homes recently sprang up on the Washington Mall, with numerous panels and appendages and lush vegetation.  This was the 2007 Solar Decathlon , which challenged twenty teams of . . . more
The Abyss of the Future
by Ethan G.
views: 120 | rating: 10 | comments: 23
August 07, 2008 03:35 PM EDT -- I’ve just finished reading James Speth’s The Bridge at the Edge of the World, which includes a powerful analysis of our environmental dangers along with a visionary approach to solving them.  Unlike . . . more
August 18, 2008 01:43 PM EDT -- Unlike most environmentalists, I would support drilling for oil along America’s coastlines, as I’ve written before.  However such drilling needs to be part of a comprehensive package including renewable . . . more
May 18, 2008 10:08 PM EDT -- With oil prices hitting another record, this time $128 a barrel, a voracious energy appetite worldwide, and a faltering economy, the demand is likely to grow to take any steps necessary to get extra energy, . . . more
November 19, 2007 04:15 PM EST -- Ever feel the urge to make bold decisions that influence the future of the world?  To balance economic and environmental factors through tough negotiations?  Now you can, if only in play.  . . . more
February 09, 2008 02:42 PM EST -- Two great environmental champions have, for me, long smacked of hypocrisy.  One is Robert F. Kennedy Junior, a great advocate of clean energy—until it comes to wind farms off the coast of his . . . more
Oil Prices Soar: What Next?
by Ethan G.
views: 156 | rating: 8.8 | comments: 17
March 12, 2008 08:13 PM EDT -- **I posted this three weeks ago but didn't post it to my "groups" because I didn't realize that the way to do so had changed.  So I am re-posting. With oil prices reaching . . . more
December 17, 2007 10:46 PM EST -- Rockville, Maryland, my adopted home town, is an example of how poor planning, centered on the automobile, has ruined community living in many parts of the United States. Urban and suburban areas are . . . more
July 13, 2008 09:32 PM EDT -- Due to galloping prices, instability in the Middle East, and environmental dangers, energy is a huge issue in the presidential campaign.  So what are McCain and Obama's positions and how effective . . . more
Green on a Budget
by Ethan G.
views: 144 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
October 21, 2008 03:02 PM EDT -- My wife and I are in the midst of doing something anti-environmental—putting up an addition to our house.  By definition, any additional space added to a house is anti-environmental, as it means . . . more
December 11, 2007 09:31 AM EST -- Gather Members, Here is a list of major car manufacturers who are developing proptypes for hydrogen fuel cell powered EV cars and hybrids. Becky Novak  A Honda Civic for the age of global . . . more
December 14, 2007 10:43 PM EST -- Gather Members, Here is a recently launched web site that offers member participation with goals towards personal development, health, spiritual evolution, and more awareness for the preservation . . . more
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